Currency-Converter 💰

This CLI program allows you to view real-time currency exchange rates and convert between them.

API

Uses Exchange-RateAPI to get currency rates that are updated daily.
Requires an active API key in order to work.

How to get the API Key?

Go to the Exchange-RateAPI website
Input your e-mail address and click "Get Free Key!"
Input your password and click "Accept Terms & Create API Key!"
Confirm your e-mail address by clicking link that was delivered to your e-mail
You will now be redirected to the dashboard
Your API Key will be displayed under "API Access" section

Set the API Key

Run the program
Use command key set <API_KEY> and replace <API_KEY> with the key from ExchangeRate-API dashboard

Installation

Install Rust
Clone the repository using git clone https://github.com/michalzarsm/currency-converter-rust
Go into the created directory and run the command: cargo run or cargo run --release for the release build

Usage

Available commands

help - Get a list of commands
all [BASE_CURRENCY] - Get all exchange rates for base currency (default is USD)
rate [CURRENCY_1] [CURRENCY_2] - Get the exchange rate between two currencies
convert [CURRENCY_FROM] [CURRENCY_TO] [AMOUNT] - Convert an amount from one currency to another
key [view/set/remove] [API_KEY] - View, set, or remove the API key
exit - Exit the program